San Francisco in video games
Hills, cable cars and the Golden Gate Bridge make San Francisco one of the easiest cities to recognise in a game, even under another name. Pixel Pilgrimage has mapped 30 real places in and around San Francisco from 4 games: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Watch Dogs 2, Driver: San Francisco and Fallout 2.
Landmarks in more than one game
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004 · 12 places
Gant Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
Inspired by a real place
Battery Point
Fort Point
Inspired by a real place
Big Pointy Building
Transamerica Pyramid
Inspired by a real place
Windy Windy Windy Windy Street
Lombard Street (crooked section)
Inspired by a real place
Chinatown
Chinatown, San Francisco
Inspired by a real place
Pier 69
Pier 39
Inspired by a real place
Hashbury
Haight-Ashbury
Inspired by a real place
Queens
The Castro
Inspired by a real place
Doherty
Dogpatch
Inspired by a real place
Missionary Hill
Mount Sutro (with Sutro Tower)
Inspired by a real place
San Fierro City Hall
San Francisco City Hall
Inspired by a real place
Bayside
Sausalito
Inspired by a real place
Watch Dogs 2 2016 · 11 places
Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
Real place, still recognisable
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Real place, still recognisable
Coit Tower
Coit Tower
Real place, still recognisable
Painted Ladies
Painted Ladies, Alamo Square
Real place, still recognisable
Pier 39
Pier 39
Real place, still recognisable
Chinatown
Dragon Gate, Chinatown
Real place, still recognisable
Mission Dolores Park
Mission Dolores Park
Real place, still recognisable
Point Bonita Lighthouse
Point Bonita Lighthouse
Real place, still recognisable
Fisherman's Wharf
Fisherman's Wharf
Real place, still recognisable
Cable Car
San Francisco cable cars
Real place, still recognisable
Oakland
Lake Merritt, Oakland
Real place, reimagined
Driver: San Francisco 2011 · 6 places
Ferry Building
Ferry Building
Real place, still recognisable
Sentinel Building
Columbus Tower and the Transamerica Pyramid
Real place, still recognisable
Palace of Fine Arts
Palace of Fine Arts
Real place, still recognisable
Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
Real place, still recognisable
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Real place, still recognisable
Chinatown gate
Dragon Gate, Chinatown
Real place, reimagined
Fallout 2 1998 · 1 place
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